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“Skill follows the rules, talent breaks the rules, mastery shatters the rules, but genius makes its own rules.”

“Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.”

“Don't settle for a star when you can have the whole sky.”

“Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.”

“Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.”

“Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.”

“Love is a hook; the moment a man swallows it, a woman knows she has him forever.”

“Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.”

“Give of yourself to others and others will give of themselves to you.”

“Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.”

“Stand alone when it is to your benefit, with others when it is to your advantage, and with everyone when it is to your empowerment.”

“The world’s most lethal venom is not found on the tongues of serpents, but on the tongues of a disgruntled wife.”

“Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.”

“If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.”

“Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

“Knowing what to say is sense, when to say it is intelligence, how to say it is wisdom, why and how to say it is enlightenment.”

“The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.”

“Fortune hides behind action.”

“Make your own luck, and then share it with others.”

“The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.”

“A bird is born knowing how to fly, but has to learn to conquer the skies.”

“Know what you want. Pursue what you need. Realize what you ought. Attain what you desire.”

“Courage lightens distress, hope alleviates grief, doubt aggravates affliction, fear worsens anguish, worry magnifies misery, and faith overthrows despair.”

“If all you have is money, you are among the poorest people in the world.”

“Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.”

“The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.”

“To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom.”

“Be calm when your wife yells at you, calmer when she chastens you, but be terrified when she ignores you.”